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Past few days I saw 2 recipes in the forums that looked pretty good , but I didn't write them down and now I don't remember where I saw them..and I figure maybe others would like to share their favorites for the holiday season?

Death By chocolate always made everyone happy!! It's been a while since I made it but it's like make chocolate cake in a 9X13 pan cool it and poke holes in it with a fork, cut it into 1" cubes, pour on 1 cup Amareto (or coffee brandy) whatever you can afford, Amaretto was a little pricey for me. Any way layer it in a big bowl with cool whip, add chocolate chips to the cool whip layers (chips were too much for me) and that's about it.

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"Curiouser and curiouser!"Kiss me baby I am SnowWhite sleeping in a coffin, waiting for you.

This is an easier version of my Mom's Mulled Cider recipe and has a really goodtaste besides having next to no calories! You can double the servingamounts (or triple, etc.) by just doubling the amount of mixture you use.Add a cinnamon stick to give it great aroma!Hot Spiced Tea

Mix all ingredients. Store in tightly covered jar at room temperature. For singleserving, stir 3/4 cup boiling water into 1/2 tsp. tea mix in mug. (This may notseem like much but the flavor will be quite strong..try this amount first beforeadding any additional).

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Whoever says friendship is easy has obviously never had a true friend.

Oh! Raspberry Apple Cider is one of my fav hot drinks around this time of year

You need apple cider and a packet of frozen raspberries. Heat the cider in a pot on the stove and add the raspberries. Once it's heated to your desired temperature, sieve out the raspberry bits and enjoy!

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"Curiouser and curiouser!"Kiss me baby I am SnowWhite sleeping in a coffin, waiting for you.

Oh! Raspberry Apple Cider is one of my fav hot drinks around this time of year

You need apple cider and a packet of frozen raspberries. Heat the cider in a pot on the stove and add the raspberries. Once it's heated to your desired temperature, sieve out the raspberry bits and enjoy!

That sounds tasty Harum and even better...easy!

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Whoever says friendship is easy has obviously never had a true friend.

This is very easy to make and quite tasty. I have to admit the best thingabout this recipe was pounding the peppermint with a hammer (be sure andput it between 2 layers of wax or parchment paper first)

Cover a cookie sheet with wax paper, aluminum foil or parchment paper. Place the candy coating in a microwavable-safe bowl and microwaveuncovered on high 2-3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until almostmelted. Stir until smooth.

Place peppermint candies between 2 layers of wax or parchment paper and fold the edges so none will come out while crushing. You can use any heavypiece of kitchen equipment (I prefer a hammer ) like the bottom of a pan,to pound the candy until crushed. It's better to have part of them finelycrushed with some larger pieces left which makes for a prettier candy.

Stir crushed candy into melted vanilla coating and pour onto cookie sheet.Let stand until cool and hardened, about 1 hour. I like to hurry the process by putting the pan into the fridge for about 30 minutes. When hardened,break into pieces and store in air tight container at room temperature.

These make a nice gift placed into a glass or clear plastic container.You can substitute chocolate candy coating for the vanilla if you preferchocolate.

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Whoever says friendship is easy has obviously never had a true friend.

This is very easy to make and quite tasty. I have to admit the best thingabout this recipe was pounding the peppermint with a hammer (be sure andput it between 2 layers of wax or parchment paper first)

Cover a cookie sheet with wax paper, aluminum foil or parchment paper. Place the candy coating in a microwavable-safe bowl and microwaveuncovered on high 2-3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until almostmelted. Stir until smooth.

Place peppermint candies between 2 layers of wax or parchment paper and fold the edges so none will come out while crushing. You can use any heavypiece of kitchen equipment (I prefer a hammer ) like the bottom of a pan,to pound the candy until crushed. It's better to have part of them finelycrushed with some larger pieces left which makes for a prettier candy.

Stir crushed candy into melted vanilla coating and pour onto cookie sheet.Let stand until cool and hardened, about 1 hour. I like to hurry the process by putting the pan into the fridge for about 30 minutes. When hardened,break into pieces and store in air tight container at room temperature.

These make a nice gift placed into a glass or clear plastic container.You can substitute chocolate candy coating for the vanilla if you preferchocolate.